101 Best Home-Based Businesses for Women, 3rd Edition: Everything You Need to Know About Getting Started on the Road to SuccessCan I be a stay-at-home mom and still earn extra income? Which home business is best for me? Where can I find expert advice on launching my own business? How much will it cost to get started? For nearly two decades, bestselling author and home-based business guru Priscilla Y. Huff has run a successful writing business out of her home while balancing her family life. In fact, this book, now in its third edition, is proof of her success. Her valuable advice on what works—and what doesn't—is available to you. From start-up costs to potential income, this book shows you how to: ·Choose the perfect home-based business from 101 of the best: customer service, arts and crafts, entertainment, computer and high tech, mail order, home-based distributorships and franchises, and many others ·Take the first steps to starting any business ·Find and use valuable resources, including local, state, and federal government sources; business and professional associations; books, Web sites, and other publications ·And much, much more! You'll also find inspiring stories from businesswomen who have achieved success and financial reward. If you've ever dreamed of owning your own business, this book should be your first investment. |
Contents
Your Business Plan | |
Franchises Distributorships Network Marketing and Other Home Business and WorkatHome Opportunities | |
Financing Options for Your HomeBased Business and When Is Venture Capital Right for Your Business? | |
101 Best Businesses | |
Videotaping Service | |
Wedding Planner and Consultant | |
Blinds | |
Carpets and Rugs | |
Homes and Apartments | |
Estate Sales | |
Garage Sales | |
Interior Decorating and Design | |
Special Event Services 1 Balloon Decorating | |
Gift Baskets | |
Gift Reminder Service | |
Party and Event Planner | |
Party Rentals | |
Reunion Planning | |
Lampshades | |
Referral Service | |
Wallpapering and Painting | |
Welcoming Service | |
Common terms and phrases
Additional Business Ideas Advertising Methods and/or answering machine balloon brochures business cards business opportunities business owners business plan business telephone directory cable television catalog centers charge cleaning clients companies consulting Contact Costs and Financing craft customers decorators desktop publishing direct mailings Distributorships E-Book e-zine Encourage word-of-mouth referrals Essential Equipment Experience flyers garden Home Business home office home study courses home-based business Income Potential industry Information Association Licenses magazines Marketing and Advertising medical transcription Methods and Tips Needed Skills Network newsletter newspapers offer Old Saybrook ordering information organizations out-of-the-home P.O. Box Pricing Guidelines professional programs promotional materials Publishing Recommended Training Reflexology schools sell seminars Send an LSASE sewing shops small business loan Start-Up Costs Start-Up Guide Success Tips supplies Target Market trade shows Type of Business venture capital videos women writing York